Ruth Kelly

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ruth Kelly
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	May 9, 1968(1968-05-09)
Age	56
Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Taurus

Ruth Kelly Biography

Ruth Kelly is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 9, 1968 in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. British Labour Party politician and economist, who was a member of Parliament in Bolton West. He also served as Economic Secretary to Treasury and Financial Secretary the Treasury.

Many of her governmental positions were held under the prime ministerial regime of fellow Labour Party politician She held many of her governmental positions under the prime ministerial administration of fellow Labour Party politician Tony Blair..

Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968) is a former British Labour Party politician, serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton West from 1997 until she stood down in 2010. Previously, she served as the Secretary of State for Transport, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Minister for Women and Equality and Secretary of State for Education and Skills, serving under both Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.

There was further controversy when it transpired that another teacher had been cleared to work at a school, despite the fact that he had been convicted in 1980 for indecent assault on a 15-year-old girl and had been previously removed from three schools. A letter from the Department for Education that suggested the Secretary of State had considered his case and found that although his past actions had been unwise and unacceptable, he had undertaken teaching work to good effect since.

She spent her early years in Limavady in Northern Ireland and most of her childhood in England. She is the grand-daughter of Irish War of Independence fighter Philip Murphy, and the wife of Derek John Gadd. She is also the mother of four kids.

Ruth Kelly Net Worth

Ruth Kelly is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruth Kelly 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She received a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Queen’s College, Oxford University. Then she went on to receive her master’s degree at the London School of Economics.

Before she became a politician, she was a Bank of England employee and wrote articles on economics for The Guardian.

Kelly’s maternal grandfather, Philip Murphy, served as an officer in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921). In 1922 he was interned by the Government of Northern Ireland. Murphy’s detention file refers to him as ‘quartermaster of the West Fermanagh IRA Battalion’. He went on hunger strike to protest at his detention. He was released unconditionally in June 1924, when internment ended. Her paternal grandfather Francis (Frank) Kelly joined the Connaught Rangers and served in France during WW1. After the war he returned to county Tyrone and took up a post of School Master in Altishane. His first wife died leaving a young family of five. He remarried Mary Agnes and had another five children. One of them James (Seamus) was Ruth’s father.

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Who is Ruth Kelly Dating?

According to our records, Ruth Kelly married to Derek Gadd. As of December 1, 2023, Ruth Kelly’s is not dating anyone.

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According to Ofsted inspection in 2002 “those with special educational needs, make particularly good progress” at English Martyrs Roman Catholic school, and that pupils generally meet “standards that are much better than those gained by pupils in similar schools”. The school achieved the best exam results in the borough of Tower Hamlets and among the best in the UK, with 96% of children reaching the expected standard for English, and 100% for Maths and Science. The area’s education authority also runs six special needs schools within reach of Kelly’s home and responded to the controversy saying, “We are proud of the quality of education we offer to all children. We have a strong record in helping children with a wide range of learning needs to succeed.”

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Ruth Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Ruth Kelly celebrates birthday on May 9 of every year.

In a minor reshuffle, she was promoted to be Minister for the Cabinet Office on 9 September 2004, replacing Douglas Alexander. Kelly guided the Civil Contingencies Bill through its final stages in Parliament, which faced serious objections from some civil liberties campaigns.